House Humans [Paperback]

Daniel MacIvor (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0887545211 | ISBN-13: 978-0887545214 | Publication Date: January 1, 1997

House is stand up sit down one man comedy nightmare about Victor, a man on the edge.

Humans is a collection of tiny stories about longing and life.

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About the Author

Daniel MacIvor has been creating new theatre since 1986 and was for twenty years artistic director of da da kamera, an international touring company based in Toronto which he ran with Sherrie Johnson. His published work includes See Bob Run, Never Swim Alone, You Are Here, In On It, How It Works, I Still Love You: Five Plays—which won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama in 2006—and His Greatness, which won Best New Play at the 2008 Jessie Awards in Vancouver. With Daniel Brooks he created the solo shows House, Monster, Cul-de-sac and This Is What Happens Next. He received an Obie and a GLAAD Award for his play In On It which was presented in New York at PS122 in September of 2001.

Also a filmmaker, he has written and directed the feature films Past Perfect and Wilby Wonderful, and co-wrote and starred in Whole New Thing. He was the inaugural senior playwright-in-residence at the Banff Playwright’s Colony where he was developing his play Communion as part of a trilogy: Confession, produced by Mulgrave Road Theatre in Nova Scotia and Redemption, which he is developing at the National Theatre School. Currently he is writer-in-residence at the University of Guelph and lives in Toronto. Daniel is the recipient of the 2008 Elinore and Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre. He is represented by Thomas Pearson at ICM Talent. Check out Daniel’s web log at danielmacivor.com.

“I do trust my head and I’m just learning to trust my heart. Shows like House, they are largely from the head. To me, the light is the heart and the head is the darkness, but without the darkness, you don’t see the light. My darkness is imposed upon me by my thinking. And feeling is movement, and that’s light.” “[Theatre has the power to transform lives. The lives of the practitioners transform—because certainly mine has—and the lives of those audiences who come into the dark rooms with their minds and their hearts open, who are filled with questions and find a moment of peace in the presence of something innately familiar.”

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887545211
• ISBN-13: 978-0887545214
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,491,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Daniel MacIvor IS modern Canadian Theatre, August 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: House Humans (Paperback)

House opened my eyes to the work of MacIvor and set the standard for contemporary Canadian theatre. Victor's rants and theories are both entertaining and engaging for an audience, and both challenging and rewarding for an actor. MacIvor thrives in the intimacy of smaller theatre spaces where the audience has no choice but to be affected by the action on stage. If interested, be sure to read See Bob Run, Never Swim alone, Here Lies Henry, and MacIvor's most recent play Marion Bridge - his most sincere work so far. Great to read, wonderful to perform, and unforgettable to witness. Also, MacIvor fans may look for the new independent film adaptation of See Bob Run by Calgarian director Don Scott!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nobody writes more exciting theatre than Daniel MacIvor, March 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: House Humans (Paperback)

No playwright has ever engaged my attention the way Daniel MacIvor does. The production of House Humans I saw grabbed me by the throat. MacIvor obliterates the fourth wall with a combination of showmanship, stage craft, and pure writing skill that nobody today matches. If you're looking for a play to spice up your season, and have a director with the courage and resourcefulness to take on this script, you'll have a hit on your hands. If you are at all interested in modern drama, you should read this guy, and pick up his other scripts as well. He's pure gold.